Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher with good quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.71/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −106.11 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$286.71

120 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.25

vs TN average

−27.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	292.12	1,600	96
Small 1-2	500	275.00	1,375	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	264.62	1,437	23

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $318.98, median $392.82 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale120 hd

286.71

—

TN average14 barns · 602 hd

296.95

−10.25

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−27.87

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−106.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,770	179.78	3,183	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	140.04	1,848	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	138.40	2,159	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	122.30	1,417	36

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 lots · USDA AMS · Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	301.01/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,068	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	283.86/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,067	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	338.15/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,427	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	422.78/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,361	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	228.96/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	287.02/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,633	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	239	427.02/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	423.90/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	332.02/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,926	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	301.65/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	389.56/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	260.72/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	409	363.92/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	391.94/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,646	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	367.08/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,344	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	274.78/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,440	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	350.27/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,667	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	369.03/cwt	280.00–405.00	1,399	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	278.32/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	294.03/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	303.48/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,332	4
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	165.08/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	228.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	359.82/cwt	295.00–400.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	306.06/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,319	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	682	251.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	385.07/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,818	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	214	401.76/cwt	400.00–405.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	217.65/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	377.70/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,413	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	235.23/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	259.94/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	409	362.87/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	338.42/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,049	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	259.24/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	319.03/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,509	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	360.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	360.91/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,061	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	238.99/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,933	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	420.05/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	321.03/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,666	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	263.83/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	412.18/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,863	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	233.38/cwt	225.00–245.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	290.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,798	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	283.97/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	377.54/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	333.43/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,567	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	272.34/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,443	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	321.36/cwt	250.00–360.00	1,363	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	251.42/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	107.61/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,097	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,193	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,739	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	150.63/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,976	13
Bulls	—	—	1,844	198.42/cwt	194.00–207.00	3,659	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	123.00/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,476	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	137.28/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,698	9
Bulls	—	—	1,782	178.27/cwt	173.00–189.00	3,177	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	151.44/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,340	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	139.53/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,106	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	140.40/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,866	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	340.25/cwt	285.00–360.00	929	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	442	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,591	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	676	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	476	303.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	322.49/cwt	200.00–345.00	1,225	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	385.40/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,665	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	832	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	404.61/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	424.10/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,595	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	311.04/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,792	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	258.46/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,763	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	266.12/cwt	235.00–282.50	1,637	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	298.68/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,553	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	368.19/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,756	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	250.50/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,811	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	260.74/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	336.20/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	436.21/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	391.52/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,308	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	793	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,864	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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